Latest News from CLZ
Huku Project
After months of hard work, CLZ along with the Maunda Women’s Group in the Chiawa GMA, officially opened their Huku Project in August. The opening was graced by HRH Chieftainess Chiyaba, the Village Headman, DNPW Warden and the CLZ Team.
Funding from Stop Poaching Now and The Frog Crossing Foundation, enabled a two room coop to be built, housing 300 chicks. When fully grown, these chicks will be sold with the proceeds being put back into small business enterprises.
Hippo Fence
In August, a hippo and elephant fence was constructed in the Chiawa GMA. The fence was the result of the local community highlighting the damage that hippos and elephants were causing to their vegetable gardens along the edges of the river. It consists of a double line of electrical tape that is fitted at two heights from the ground.
The fence is currently under trial, with community members and CLZ monitoring its effectiveness in deterring hungry wildlife. If successful, it will help control human-wildlife conflict, by protecting the agricultural livelihoods of community members. CLZ thanked IWTCF for funding the project.
You can read CLZ’s latest newsletter at Conservation Lower Zambezi
2019 Impact Report
2019 was a tremendous year for CLZ with accomplishments in wildlife protection, environmental education and community empowerment. CLZ also celebrated its 25th Anniversary and looked back at a quarter century of wildlife protection efforts in the Lower Zambezi. Join us as we celebrate the past, present and future of CLZ!
You can read their report online at CLZ Impact Report